Reaching for the cotton
A dormant winter cottonwood tree contrasts the soft cottony clouds and blue sky.

John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun

Most raindrops have a diameter between half a millimeter and four millimeters.
Dust devils were plentiful at this time last year.
This summer, much of the Southern Plains will experience worsening drought conditions.
This is almost triple the average for the period.